Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「互為表裏」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Here, we present the idiom 「互為表裏」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
External: outside; internal: inside. The relationship between them is that of surface and interior. It means complementing each other and transforming each other.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hù wéi biǎo lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wu6 wai6/wai4 biu2 leui5
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
